Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, held that official military records and the testimony of senior Army officers carry substantial weight in
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"If any witness is not acquainted with a particular language or is not fluent in Hindi language, this alone cannot be a ground for refusal of conducting
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"Whether guarantee card issued by the polling agents amounts to promise by the returned candidate are all matter of trial and the same cannot gone into
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"Landowners, therefore were estopped from challenging the acquisition proceedings as they were not entitled to approbate and reprobate," High Court of Karnataka, in a significant
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"Neglect or refusal on the part of husband may be proved not only by express words, but also by his conduct," Bombay High Court (Nagpur
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"It was the duty of the appellant to verify whether the 4th respondent was having valid title to mortgage the property to the Bank, before
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"There can be no 'right to sue' until there is an accrual of the right asserted in the suit and its infringement, or at least
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"Designated MP/MLA Court continues to be a regular Court of Sessions or ACJM exercising jurisdiction under the Cr.P.C. (now BNSS)... this designation relates to administrative
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"In the considered opinion of this Court, being the petitioner is a single parent, she is entitled to make application for passport of her minor child
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High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar, in a significant ruling, set aside the life imprisonment of two individuals accused of murder,
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"A non-enclosing roofed space, like a shade on a terrace or over an open area, does not alter land use, does not increase occupancy, and
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"Plaintiff cannot lead evidence in rebuttal or by way of additional evidence in respect of an issue, the onus of which was on the plaintiff himself,"
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"If every instance of delay in handing over possession, failure to adhere to projected timelines, or inability of a developer to immediately fulfil contractual commitments
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Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling, held that the government cannot levy 'Unearned Increase' (UEI) charges on the substitution of property names based on
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"Treating every such refusal to marriage as vitiated consent would dilute the sanctity of Section 375 IPC and overburden the criminal justice system with cases arising from
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"Best interest of the child is not passive consideration but a vigorous principle that requires foresight, caution, and meticulous scrutiny in every matter affecting the minor’s property—
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"It is possible that in a given situation, the collective interest of the society may outweigh the right personal liberty of an individual concerned, "
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"The distinction is founded upon a gender-based stereotype that a daughter, upon marriage, becomes a member of another family and loses all ties with her natal family.
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant order, expressed "shock" at the conduct of the Punjab Police for declaring the family members of a
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High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, in a significant ruling, has held that an advocate who is a co-accused in a criminal case is
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"Best interest of the child is not passive consideration but a vigorous principle that requires foresight, caution, and meticulous scrutiny in every matter affecting the minor’s property—
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"The distinction is founded upon a gender-based stereotype that a daughter, upon marriage, becomes a member of another family and loses all ties with her natal family.
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"Rescue without rehabilitation returns the victim to the very same conditions of poverty and vulnerability that made her a target in the first place. Identification and
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"Victim’s consent should be the primary and governing consideration when taking such decisions. A departure from the victim’s expressed wishes must be the exception, not the
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"In the context of Section 8, the question of karta-ship ordinarily does not arise merely because the property has come from a paternal ancestor. The heirs succeed
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"A temporary status casual labourer would be entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation even in the absence of regularisation," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling,
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Supreme Court, in a significant judgment, has clarified that when a male Hindu dies intestate, his separate property devolves upon his heirs as "tenants-in-common" and not as
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that for the purposes of computing the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996,
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Supreme Court, in a significant order, held that a subsequent FIR must be clubbed and transferred to the investigation of an earlier FIR when both arise
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"Witnesses cannot be expected to face hardship of appearing in court repeatedly, particularly in sensitive cases. It can result in undue hardship for the victims,
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"No litigation in respect of the present subject matter shall be entertained by any Court in future as the grievance of the applicant has been
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"Right to trauma care of citizens is an integral part of right to life enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India," Supreme Court, in
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"PC Act does not countenance any such straitjacketed formulation limiting to acts of demand and acceptance of bribe by the official himself as explained by
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"When law enforcers turn extortionists, the citizen looks askance and is left in a dilemma. To confront, is to invite instant retaliation and the option
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"The finding in the impugned judgments that the expression 'betting and gambling' ought to be interpreted as 'betting on gambling' is a clear Constitutional aberration, tinkering
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"Ruining of families and suicide deaths due to online gaming addiction affects public health, disturbs social order and prejudices the maintenance of public order," Supreme Court,
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"GST is attracted upon the taxable supply itself and not upon the ultimate profitability or net retained earnings of the Casino," Supreme Court, in a
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"Once participation is conditioned upon staking money or money’s worth upon uncertain outcomes, the resulting transaction acquires the character of betting and gambling within the
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"Judicial interference in alternative dispute resolution has often been a cure without a disease in India. In this context, it is high time that judges realize that
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"A casual invocation of a grave charge of rape, that too, against the father of the prosecutrix, carries with it a greater social taboo and
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, held that official military records and the testimony of senior Army officers carry substantial weight in
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"If any witness is not acquainted with a particular language or is not fluent in Hindi language, this alone cannot be a ground for refusal of conducting
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"Whether guarantee card issued by the polling agents amounts to promise by the returned candidate are all matter of trial and the same cannot gone into
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"Landowners, therefore were estopped from challenging the acquisition proceedings as they were not entitled to approbate and reprobate," High Court of Karnataka, in a significant
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"Neglect or refusal on the part of husband may be proved not only by express words, but also by his conduct," Bombay High Court (Nagpur
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"It was the duty of the appellant to verify whether the 4th respondent was having valid title to mortgage the property to the Bank, before
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"There can be no 'right to sue' until there is an accrual of the right asserted in the suit and its infringement, or at least
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"Designated MP/MLA Court continues to be a regular Court of Sessions or ACJM exercising jurisdiction under the Cr.P.C. (now BNSS)... this designation relates to administrative
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"In the considered opinion of this Court, being the petitioner is a single parent, she is entitled to make application for passport of her minor child
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High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar, in a significant ruling, set aside the life imprisonment of two individuals accused of murder,
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"A non-enclosing roofed space, like a shade on a terrace or over an open area, does not alter land use, does not increase occupancy, and
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"Plaintiff cannot lead evidence in rebuttal or by way of additional evidence in respect of an issue, the onus of which was on the plaintiff himself,"
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"If every instance of delay in handing over possession, failure to adhere to projected timelines, or inability of a developer to immediately fulfil contractual commitments
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Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling, held that the government cannot levy 'Unearned Increase' (UEI) charges on the substitution of property names based on
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"Treating every such refusal to marriage as vitiated consent would dilute the sanctity of Section 375 IPC and overburden the criminal justice system with cases arising from
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"It is possible that in a given situation, the collective interest of the society may outweigh the right personal liberty of an individual concerned, "
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Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant order, expressed "shock" at the conduct of the Punjab Police for declaring the family members of a
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High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur, in a significant ruling, has held that an advocate who is a co-accused in a criminal case is
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"Where the acquittal effectively disproves the charge on the merits, as opposed to merely failing to prove it, the court in judicial review is warranted to
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"Timelines are therefore imposed at a point where not doing so would have adverse consequences i.e., there is material on record demonstrating undue delays, stagnation, or
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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